finally fought of the laziness in me to finish drawing, scan and upload the picture. though the effect of the colours didnt turn out as i had expected to (i know you can barely see the colours) due to the fact that i havent used a colour pencil since what... secondary 2? and also this is my first time trying this haha.
think i'll try to darken the colours and scan and upload the picture again some other time but i don't think it'll happen anytime soon cos i'm plain lazy hahaha.
anyway just in case you're wondering where or what anime this guy is from, no he's not from any anime. just some random picture i came up with.
aaron | 8:49 PM
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
never ever get too confident with your driving no matter how long you've driven -.- cos today i just happen to screw up
i scratched my dad's car,
and if that doesnt sound that bad, the next part does.
i scratched it against my mum's car.
lol wtheck
shall add that to my list of reasons why i don't want to stay in landed property next time when i grow up
aaron | 8:56 PM
Monday, January 26, 2009
this is random but i suddenly feel like listening to chinese songs =X
i swear this has nothing to do with CNY, just some random fluctuations in my mood xD
Back me down from backing up Hold your breath now it's stacking up Etched with marks, but I can deal And you're the problem and you can't feel Try this on, straightjacket feeling so maybe I won't be alone Take back now, my life you're stealing
Yesterday was hell But Today I'm fine without you Runaway this time without you And all I ever thought you would be, That face is tearing holes in me again
Trust you is just one defense Off a list of others, you don't make sense Beg me time and time again to take you back now, but you can't win Take back now, my life you're stealing
And when that memory slips away There will be a better view from here And only lonesome you remains and just the thought of you I fear grip falls away
straightjacket feeling by the all american rejects. not exactly a new song (it's from their move along album in fact) but i only got to listen to it recently.
aaron | 11:05 PM
Thursday, January 22, 2009
aaron | 11:00 PM
Football 1 Money 0
that's how i see it, despite the fact that people have argued against this saying which is used to describe kaka's rejection of joining manchester city (for a record breaking amount equivalent to some countries' GDP). i'm probably not in the position to comment but i really respect kaka for his decision to stay at AC Milan. probably because i've been getting turned off by the rich's non stop buying of players just because they have the cash. despite the few upsetting incidents that occurred, the star player stood by his decision firmly, wanting to grow old at his club. football isn't about money, to me at least. probably because i'm still stubbornly refusing to accept certain facts in life.
sports, to me, is primarily about passion. we play for the thrill, for the adrenaline. we play to get better, alongside (or sometimes against) the people we want to be with, who share a common believe and interest. and along the way we meet people, pit against each other and hone our skills. we play for our love (not love for money mind you)
well done kaka
back to australian open. nadal still going on strong. but the real battles begin tomorrow.
new style - no more sleeveless and three quarters
what's really admirable about the new world number 1 is his persistence on court, even going for balls which are deemed as winners, hitting them back as if trying to tell his opponent "is that all you've got?"
all the time
that is probably why i'm still supporting him up till today (and because he's a lefty like me of course haha)
aaron | 11:28 AM
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
i should hang out more and do more engaging activities so i could really keep my mind occupied. less it wanders off somewhere where it's not suppose to go to again.
i think it really sucks to lose a friend (and it's rather dumb). but oh what the heck. my friends are important to me, every single one of them. yes you too. and you. and you. i'm not alone and i don't want to be alone anymore.
nvm
2nd day of australian open! nadal in hot form. was a bit worried about his knee injury initially but that 6-0 6-2 6-2 demolishing of his opponent today seem to speak otherwise. and match of the day was between hewitt and gonzalez! was a bit hoping for hewitt to win but the 5 set dramatic battle ended with gonzalez having the last laugh (yes even looking at the live scores jump from my office is also an exciting affair)
2nd round starts tmr. btw is who's house have sports channel to watch australian open? i want to watch the finals!
aaron | 10:48 PM
Monday, January 19, 2009
i feel so damn bloody screwed.
it's funny because it's something i should feel relieved over.
but no, because i do foresee a lot of problems arising. it is what i wanted (somehow) but unfortunately i'm not someone who ignores my responsibilities and leave them in the lurch (although i'm not supposed to give a hoot about it).
forget it, we'll see how it goes before i even go on saying more. i pray this will turn out fine.
that aside...
australian open starts todaye!! ain't it great mate?
it's gonna be an exciting tournament this time round. in 2008, most of the finals we saw were epic battles between the 2 kings of tennis. this time it could be anyone who could snatch the throne from djoker-vic. murray, federer, nadal and defending champ djokovic himself are likely contenders, so there is no clear finalist yet. and i really think the odds are higher for the rest of the competitors as well, compared to previous years. roddick, del porto, tsonga etc.
this is going to be exciting =)
aaron | 9:28 PM
Saturday, January 17, 2009
mish recommended me this movie and i thought it was great.
aaron | 10:20 PM
Friday, January 16, 2009
sincerely apologise to those who've been affected by my recent teeny bit of moodiness recently (most of them who are my nsf colleagues who probably won't be reading this)
i guess it doesn't take a rocket scientist to tell that i haven't been in the best of moods lately, neither does it take one to bring me back down earth (pun intended).
not bad eh?
anw, some office humor:
aaron | 12:27 AM
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
random attack:
1) i am unfair! there has been some people commenting on how i've became darker recently. must've been because of the long hours of tennis out in the open although it didn't seem like the sun was out strong on those days. apparently the sun is a silent killer too =X and swimming today just made it worse
2) still. i've been wanting to draw more pictures i so i could frequently change the background pic on my blog, just to invite some form of variety into this dull looking web space of mine, and maybe change the mood from time to time. I've had the ideas in my (rusty) head already but never got down to work, mainly due to plain laziness or... laziness. ha. maybe my duty days will be my drawing days.
3) miss loo and mr teo are improving quite a lot in their game! i need to play more! shaun! when you free to tango on the tennis court with me?!
4) you are eating ur bak kwa already, but i'm not the slightest bit into the festive mood although CNY is just around the corner. though i'm really looking forward to the long break like last year. and somehow i realised i never spent a single CNY with a botak head as i had expected myself to some very long time ago. ha.
end of randomness. hoho.
it's quite easy actually
aaron | 6:26 PM
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
fact:
(friend) says: COME ON MAn
(friend) says: you've survived 4years in rv
(friend) says: what can be worse than that
aaron says: 2 years in ns
(friend) says: hahahahah!
i'm currently glancing through my 'o' lvl chem and phy tys and there were a few scares here and there when i have no clue how to go about doing the question (until a while later when i went "cheyyy, liddat ar"). ns is really making my 15 schooling years seem like they have never occurred before. scary.
sometimes i wonder if it really pays being "too nice", as mentioned by some people. it was rather hilarious when i was talking to leon and he was saying that i was too nice already for not being the angry at him for being an hour late. and how "even a shirt can bully (me)" because i was saying i'm ok with most of the shirt i buy.
*shrugs*
back to work.
aaron | 10:28 PM
Sunday, January 11, 2009
what a day it has been today. especially tennis with mr teo and ms loo + someone from ms loo's condo. nerve wrecking and dramatic haha. so glad i actually rushed down after cny shopping with thomas, leon and naraen (ok i know this is a bit wierd) and gang to join them. totally tired out now because their shots are always so stable (unlike mine) and make me run about all the time.
anyway, just a tip for you guys when buying mcflurry from mac next time (learnt from thomas): next time when you order mcflurry, ask to add in hot fudge (before stirring of course). it'll cost 50cents more but it's really worth the money. especially if you're someone who's into the chocolatey taste of ice cream.
aaron | 7:46 PM
Friday, January 9, 2009
ok the last entry was a mistake on my part. apparently it's the track side that's closing down, not the cross side. but still...
watever.
today on my way downhill from mindef i:
1) saw a spider the size of my palm (i'm serious and not exaggeratiing by any means) and it's quite colourful, suggesting it's potency in poisoning ppl
2) stepped on a snail. (sorry mr. snail!!) i'll pray for it tonight and turn vegetarian for 2 weeks or smth.
aaron | 5:37 PM
Wednesday, January 7, 2009
it stumped me to know that they're actually 'closing down' track in rv. honestly, i've always thought we've been performing pretty well during nationals ever since the great divide back in 2002. furthermore they've now got themselves a coach who's reputable for coaching teams capable of sweeping titles at nationals schools like the old commonwealth sec and the current rjc and mgs.
so basically i don't see the rationale behind it. someone enlighten me?
short yet striking. i was comparing this to their 知足, and drawing certain parallels between the 2 song. both songs were sending out similar messages:“我们已经长大了,是时候因该放下那些过于天真的想法,做个成熟稳重的自己。”
2009 probably isn't going to be much of a year for me, from the way i see it now. but i really do hope that i'm wrong though, because i really don't want to just 蹉跎岁月,怎么说青春也是有限的!
aaron | 8:21 PM
Saturday, January 3, 2009
i was helping my dad key in the price list of the stocks into microsoft excel (which i'm proud to say, my skills at it have improved at by leaps and bounds after relentlessly working for NPD) when i thought about something i've been wondering for quite some time already.
i've always disliked smokers, since young. partly thanks to the singapore education system and partly because of the fact that i've always been from a top school where guai kias are rampant, i've always been under the impression that smokers are either chao ah bengs or pai kias. but in the recent years, getting to know certain people (especially in NS) has made me change my opinion towards them.
back in NDU, my bunk was very often the target of the 'tornado'. because certain weeks we were banned from bringing in handphones and cigrattes as punishments for certain incidents, and the instructors were often checking up on the smokers. there happen to be a smoker in my bunk thus we were often left with a destructed bunk and 4 irritated diver trainees. and my smoker bunkmate never fail to apologise to us when that happens even though he did not violate the ban. i could see that he felt guilty and irritated for bringing all those 'misfortunes' on us. as much as i tried to convince him if wasn't his fault, i could tell that he was pissed at dragging us into the mess with him. that was when i realised how he's actually not so gangster-like as he have always appeared to be.
ok don't get me wrong. despite saying all that, do keep in mind that i'm still against smoking. it's just that i've had a changed impression towards smokers. they themselves know that by doing that they're getting into a slow suicide, and they don't need us to tell them. what they need is our help to pull them out of this mess they've got themselves into. i could see that some (or rather most) of them really desired quitting, but to them it's like trying to push mt everest to bukit timah. and no i don't think that nicotine gum thingy i see on tv works
everytime when i helped out at my dad's drink stall at the coffeeshop, i would find myself in doubt when i hand over the pack of cigrattes to the customer. (i probably know the names every pack of cigrattes sold in singapore by now) i would question myself on why i am doing something i myself consider as unethical, something that only kills them, bring harm to the people around them, waste their money and pollute the environment. but always i would have no choice. this is coffeshop business since decades ago, and this is probably something i'll have to take over in the future (ok i never liked to talk about this topic). then again, is there really something i can do about it?
i remember one of my friends telling me how she wanted to take up smoking because she wants her father to realise how it hurts to see your loved ones doing it, in an attempt to make her father quit. as much as i think that it's a crazy idea, deep down i actually admired her courage for wanting to try it (though as a concerned friend i really hope she doesn't).
aaron | 11:39 AM
Thursday, January 1, 2009
so we've finally bade farewell to 2008 and welcomed 2009 (with a magnificent display of fireworks at marina bay). as much as i didn't see the point of celebrating since to me it's just a new day, i guess it's important that a certain points in our lives, these celebrations serve as reminders to us, the forgetful us.
for the new year, it reminds us that there's always a new begining, that we should always put down what's pass us, from our greatest achievements to our biggest failures, and take a good look at the present, or look far ahead into tomorrow.
as the fireworks dazzled the the night sky, the only thought that went through my mind was:
"hope my 2009 will be as beautiful as them"
aaron | 9:46 PM
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